Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), home until January 6th, issued the following statement following location of the wreckage of a Kaua‘i tour helicopter:
“This is such a deep tragedy, not only for the seven lives feared lost, but that we must confront this reality in Hawai‘i for the third time in just one year.
“Our hearts and prayers go out to the families and friends of those lost, and our… Read more »
Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) has introduced three bills in Congress to reform the century-old Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (commonly referred to as the “Jones Act”), which is widely credited with artificially inflating the cost of shipping goods to Hawai‘i.
The Jones Act mandates that all cargo shipping between U.S. ports occur exclusively on U.S., not foreign, flagged vessels.… Read more »
Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today introduced a bill to require that all baggage and cargo transporting into the State of Hawai‘i by air or sea be inspected for invasive species and high-risk agricultural materials.
Case’s colleague, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02), co-introduced the measure, entitled the Hawai‘i Invasive Species Protection Act .
“We must act now because invasive… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for all federal discretionary spending, today voted with a majority of his colleagues to pass two appropriations measures funding $1.4 trillion in federal operations for the current fiscal year.
If approved by the Senate and signed into law by President Donald Trump as expected, the… Read more »
Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today released this statement on his pending vote on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump:
“Later this week I will vote in the full U.S. House of Representatives to impeach President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
The articles of impeachment now before the House charge that President Trump “abused the… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) issued the following statement following this morning’s announcement of articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump:
“I have supported the formal impeachment inquiry since the whistleblower’s report on the President’s dealings with Ukraine was provided to Congress in September. I have closely followed the… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) - Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today said he has called on the federal government to fully reimburse Hawai‘i for the cost of providing public services to migrants from the Pacific island states covered by the Compacts of Free Association (COFA). These Freely Associated States (FAS) include the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), the Republic of Palau and… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) - Congressman Ed Case, Democrat from Hawai’i, today introduced a bill to confront what he calls a “federal fiscal house that is seriously out of order.”
Case said H.R. 5211, his proposed Sustainable Budget Act, will create a National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform tasked with “tackling our national debt, which now stands at more than $23 trillion and… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) - Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today announced his 2020 nominations to three of the United States military’s service academies: the U.S. Military Academy (West Point/Army); U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis/Navy); and U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs/Air Force).
“I take my responsibility to nominate deserving applicants from my district to our legendary service… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) - Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today said the U.S. House voted to include his floor amendment strengthening Hawaiian business exports in a bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM).
Founded by executive order in 1934 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and made an independent agency by Congress in 1945, EXIM aids in the financing and… Read more »
